ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Stingrays Drop Pair in Florida

Published on April 19, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


Game Three - Thursday, April 22, 2004 @ South Carolina – 7:05 @ North Charleston Coliseum

Radio: CNN Radio 1450 & Stingrayshockey.com. Air Time: 6:35

*Game Four - Friday, April 23, 2004 @ South Carolina – 7:30 @ North Charleston Coliseum

Radio: CNN Radio 1450 & Stingrayshockey.com. Air Time: 7:00

*Game Five – Sunday, April 25, 2004 @ Florida – 5:00 @ TECO Arena

Radio: CNN Radio 1450, Talk Radio 950 AM & Stingrayshockey.com Air Time: 4:30

*If Necessary

The Series:

Game One: Florida 6 – South Carolina 3

Reggie Berg had two goals and two assists, Keith Anderson had a pair of goals and Tom Buckley had three assists to pace the Everblades to a convincing 6-3 victory over the Stingrays. South Carolina allowed three unanswered goals in the second period in the game.

Game Two Florida 2 – South Carolina 1 Double OT

Dustin Johner gave the Stingrays a 1-0 lead in the first period, but Reggie Berg tied the game in the third period with his third goal of the series to force overtime. Jay Legault's goal in double overtime ended the game and gave the Blades a 2-0 series lead. Kirk Daubenspeck had 52 saves in the loss.

Overview:

The Rays lost the first two games of the series in Florida over the weekend. The Blades now have an all-time playoff record of 3-0 against the Stingrays. South Carolina has to win the next three games of the series to advance to the Eastern Conference Final. This season the Stingrays enjoyed a record of 4-2 against the Everblades. South Carolina finished the season in fourth place in the division with a record of 39-28-5, while the Blades finished in third place with a mark of 37-25-10. The Stingrays are 19-21-5 all time against Florida in the regular season. The Rays advanced to the division finals by winning three straight games against the top seeded Columbia Inferno, including a 3-0 shut out win in Game Four to end the series. Florida jumped out to a 2-0 series lead against the Roanoke Express and used double overtime to advance in Game Four at home.

The Rays:

Kirk Daubenspeck is 3-3 with a 2.49 goals against average and a save percentage of .922%. Dustin Johner scored the Stingrays lone goal on Saturday night to move into a tie with Ed Courtenay for the Rays playoff points lead at six points. Johner has three goals and three assists while Courtenay has two goals and four assists.

The Everblades:

The Everblades have been led in the playoffs by Tom Buckley, who came out of retirement late in the season and leads the Kelly Cup playoffs with six goals and seven assists for 13 points. The Everblades have used two goaltenders in the post season, but Rob Zepp has started both games against the Stingrays. He is now 4-0 with a 1.72 GAA in the playoffs. Reggie Berg has five points on three goals and two assists in the series against the Rays.

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